English in the News–All Hands on Deck 全體出動，總動員

All hands on deck: 全體出動，總動員(特別是指緊急情況) it’s used to say that everyone is needed in a particular situation

(A call for all members of a ship’s crew to come to the deck, usually in a time of crisis. By extension, everyone available to help with a problem, or a call for those people to help)

Examples: 1) We are under attack! All hands on deck!

2) The deadline is only 2 weeks away, so it’s an all hands on deck situation.

(CNN 2019/2/20)

Southwest Airlines continues to grapple with an “operational emergency” after an unusually high number of planes have been taken out of service.

The Dallas-based airline has been forced to cancel hundreds of flights since late last week because of mechanical problems with its fleet. Despite an “all hands on-deck” staffing policy for its mechanics, the company has not been able to resolve its problems.

In a statement on Tuesday, Southwest said there was no common theme to the issues facing its 750 airplanes and it was extending a staffing protocol instituted last week to “maximize availability” of mechanics.

“We are requiring all hands on-deck to address maintenance items so that we may promptly return aircraft to service and take care of our customers,” it said.